CA SB1214

Requires local planning agencies to make architectural drawings containing protected information available for public inspection only on agency premises in a manner that prevents copying without permission from the design professional or copyright owner

Allows planning agencies to maintain official copies of architectural drawings and restrict their distribution, but permits internal review by government bodies and display during public hearings

Authorizes planning agencies to provide copies of and post site plans or massing diagrams online without restriction, even when full architectural drawings contain protected information

Defines "protected information" as architectural drawings protected under federal copyright law (Copyright Act of 1976 and Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990) and bearing a copyright annotation

Establishes that if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are mandated by the state, reimbursement shall be made pursuant to existing statutory procedures